On 17th December 2021, the broader equity market in NZ ended in red after significant selling was witnessed in the healthcare stocks. Notably, NZX 50 Index and NZX 20 Index witnessed a decline of 0.47% and 0.24%, respectively. Also, NZX All Health Care has witnessed a fall of 1.63%.

Data Source: NZX, Table Source: Copyright © 2021 Kalkine Media
Performance of Indices:
NZX 50 Index closed at 12,717.94, which implies ~1.33% fall in the time span of the previous 1 year. MidCap Index and SmallCap Index closed at 6,389.10 and 23,443.44 points, respectively.
S&P/NZX 50 Index vs SmallCap Index vs MidCap Index – Performance Over One Year

Source: EODHD/Others
Gainers and Losers:
Rua Bioscience (NZX: RUA) received the verification that its first medicinal cannabis product meets NZ Medicinal Cannabis Agency’s quality standards. This allows RUA to distribute the first medicine in NZ.
PaySauce Limited (NZX: PYS) rose by 9.09% to NZ$0.300 per share.

Data Source: NZX, Table Source: Copyright © 2021 Kalkine Media
Movement on Wall Street:
On 16th December 2021, NASDAQ Composite declined by 2.47% to 15,180.44. On the same day, Dow Jones Industrials Average fell by 0.08% to 35,897.64.
Note: The reference data in this article has been partly sourced from EODHD/Others